Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
stadskanker
English translation:
urban blight
Added to glossary by
Alexander Schleber (X)
May 13, 2005 15:14
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
stadskanker
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
remediation techniques
"Het bedrijf beslaat 15 ha en was reeds meer dan 10 jaar een stadskanker voor Gent in een zeer dichtbebouwde woonomgeving."
"city cancer" does not fly.
Any ideas?
TIA
"city cancer" does not fly.
Any ideas?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | blight |
Monica Sandor
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| 4 | pest on the city |
Wouter van Kampen
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| 3 | blemish on the city of Gent |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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| 3 | city eyesore |
Francina
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Proposed translations
+5
16 mins
Monica Sandor
Belgium
Belgium
Native in English
Belgium
Accurate and fast translations
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British, UK) 
Works in: Flemish to English, French to English, Dutch to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
blight
One says something was a "blight on the landscape", here it is not exactly landscape if it is in a city, but one also speaks of "urban blight". Perhaps "a blight on an already heavily populated neighbourhood in Ghent"?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all.
I had originally translated it as eyesore, but this is substantially more accurate in the context.
Alexander"
10 mins
blemish on the city of Gent
blemish comes to mind but it does not express the main aspect of cancer, i.e., that it keeps growing.
A growing concern would be another option.
A growing concern would be another option.
1 hr
city eyesore
might be another possibility
Reference:
http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/view.asp?id=2867&pw=
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/61/61938_eyesore_buildings_sold_to_developer.html
1 hr
Wouter van Kampen
Thailand
Thailand
Native in Dutch
Thailand
Bright lines
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: Danish to Dutch, French to Dutch, German to Dutch, and 3 more.
pest on the city
...in a densely populated area and has been a pest on the city of Ghent for over 10 years.
OR
.... has been like a pest for..
The source text does not necessarely imply that the company itself has grown (like a cancer) but that the problems associated with its presence have been getting bigger and bigger.
OR
.... has been like a pest for..
The source text does not necessarely imply that the company itself has grown (like a cancer) but that the problems associated with its presence have been getting bigger and bigger.
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